February 23, 2021

Any news yet about whether vaccines prevent asymptomatic infection?

Malia Jones, PhD MPH

A: YES! We are getting a steady trail of clues hinting that the vaccines DO IN FACT REDUCE INFECTIONS! This is magnificent news, and badly needed as we pass half a million COVID-19 deaths in the United States and many hundreds of thousands more worldwide. We can celebrate it as a real milestone in the …

February 23, 2021

500,000 deaths in the US

Data and Metrics

Ashley Ritter, PhD CRNP

Today we take a moment to remember each and every person who died of COVID-19 in the last 11 months — 500,000 deaths in the US as of yesterday. Large numbers are hard to put into context. In our absence of words to capture the trauma and tragedy of this massive societal and personal loss, …

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